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OUAPTUIt XII.
; Dny" waa OIILof the great
the ypiir. Men who had "ill
v * Wrltiifli" were not scarce ; the Mcxl-
JSWE War ypt too n-efiit for HH licrous to
SJ * m el > spoken of nn "vctrrans , " except
* r.wrstorii'al oilert ; ami a vaguely pli-an-
on pervnilcil the country that
-tfkr citi/en slionld Hland , meta-
with a chip on his shoulder ,
oomc effete monarchy to "knock
pot licked. " Martial uplrlt and
lirhlc Htiiinilatcd a general inter-
Jjfi'iihiR alive military organl/.a-
Of course , the best "volunteer"
w , axjust HOC iniirli xcrvlce before they
the -HtcJiillness and ( llsclpllnc of
and our host military estab-
attaliiDblc then waa very far
oh perfection as the severely 'f-
fobool of civil war ban nine1
us an tlic ailaptatlon of our mill-
lorcos for ready mohilir.ation as a
( iiinril. " But our militia was
.then , la proportion to the populu-
* hn it is now , anil perhaps win in-
-3t vd with aioro bpontaiu'lty of patriotic
tliun lccn ) olmorvalile 'n
s , partlcnlaily slnco its main cm-
lias been in HIP overawing and
I I of labor doinmistratloiih. Then ,
uian rapnhlu of hearing arms was ,
aacroly nomlnnlly ami theoretically ,
itoat o Mtlciilly n ineinbpr of it , siipposn-
nntl pager to rush forth , at any
armpd with ills own gun , sup-
-ltb bis owa aminunitloii , clad ac-
* rofjfirvs : to bis own means and fancy , and
, ti * eoBt anciiRiirably provided with bis
rations , to p.\tcrmlnatc foreign foes ,
or In jub lots , as they might Hi'e
A. * P present tbomsclvcs. To be nu
icnn nnd to bavt ; a gnu were the
laal essentials , in popular pstlma-
'Elic man who could not ho depend-
to do good fighting "on his own
independent of bow anybody else
Am si'tting oil in the tnolce of a
would not have been coiifild-
inncli account.
C35 iw .were prepared to affirm that there
-ra * . ot a desirable quality of style about
"Wjunjwny ami even regimental evolutions
'iir. Kfeifl of war , but u popular feeling ex-
< 3V Ud that rehearsal of such things dur-
fflrtjl.profBund peace was little bettor than
tjGbrMflung < dinft and winnowing tlio east
1-war.S. 'Should they over be necessary ,
rJir > sric.ius could pick them up iu a few
atjfffn. IIrnci > , "Training Day , " though
wre > 3'where observed as an occasion for
vjirrtSbmfnastlc demonstration of patriotic
martial spirit , involving not n little
Jubilation and license , was bcri-
$ f lacking in the educational ebiirae-
cnnteuiulntrd by tlip law.
early in the forenoon the popula-
thp whole country-side seemed t <
' S'fae locking en masse into the little town
' XWnBbington , the county scat , and Its
wore noon thronged with cqui
And sleighs of all sorts and sizes ,
ilx ; dainty "cutter" to tbo ponder
ilnrni wagon body temporarily
upon bob-sled runners. Not only
> &ir .defenders of the republic camp teen
on "Training Day , " but their moth-
, wives , sisters and sweethearts as
! - . for there was both a gallant show
V4t > * * * and shopping , long deferred for
rtlSs-eta.sion , to bo done. Women packed
rtt aii t the general storps , whpre < lry
XjofflB , plows , crockery , school books , mo-
tiuiothy seed and a thousand other
RO v < 'ip sold and all farm produce
moil crowded tbp particular
; that dealt exclusively in wet goods ,
in these days the prohibition niove-
osr .sut tnd not yet even chipped Its shell ,
jfxfjSnobody thought barm of taking "a
ii'fcwp to keep the cold out , " or , mayhap ,
* " * io , JJiipr for sociability's sake. "
VT&vfinn ynrtls were tilled with fainll }
wsi'cists , and around three ships of tbp
Bowrthouse saddle horses were lied to tin1
SRrails as closely as they would
without fighting. The keen , still
was full of the cloaking of sleigh run
' < ra the snow , the jingling of Kilveij
bolls , neighing of horses and
of salutation between acquaint-
tlio shrill sounds of a flo and
-clatter > ot a drum awoke the echoes
A now sort of disturbance , and the
followed by all the boys in
inarched the length of the main
ytsaat aud buck ug'iin ' , lo the ' 'common , "
. -great open stjuaro near tlio court
tvboro the drilling was to takf
There , by tbo tlag polo , in all bi
diRuity of cocked bat , crimson sash
flvord , fat Captnin Kainsoy stood ,
> lB hnnd , awaitltiK bis citizen sol-
all dirot'tlons they camp
t In bet haste ; and a MuitU > \ look
B5 mob tbt-y uori' , so far as clothing
no two wining to l p drcss-od allKo
aud stalwart men thvy wore , will
e.igoroub framt-s , oloar , daring oyos-
tread ; men wiio looked as if fa
nnd fear would bo alike strange to
. .Here and there an old man , roallj
( fey ago from military duty , yi >
onKrfliUil .of such release , bore a sliotgun
Itost , with llioai' few exceptions , the arms
t c.the.huads of all were tbo long , heavy
KtttBle-lau > im Miutrrol rillo , a ! > mill-bor ;
t-fl woapwi , but one that would cany far
catnd with splendid precision , Almost ever ;
nrxtstt of Captain Itamsoy's one hundrci
vM 4 spvpnteon would have boon able , will
gun , 'to hit a button on a ml
Jjroust as far as bo could SPO i
particularly if that button iliotih
to be on a rod coat.
the "Common" the big f.tiu
ft n wore drawn up , and in tbuin
wrapped In their robon am
tb Isdios sat , looking on aud thrill
ibat inexplicable fascination whiol
evolutions always hcem to hav
women. With them , to bold th
whpn the martial music mad
slilvor ami dance , sat the old nu > n
, .HXK > wolsht of years forbade their ac
a i * * > rvioe on tbp training ground , ant
ur t i , tavoluntarlly rosontlng that fact
ii * < r * 'tisspurlng in sarcastic criticism
their cnvlpd juuiors iu tbo ranks
R VP tlu'iu relief to say things ilk
"Turn your Iocs out , Sam ! Vou walk
like u pigeon. "
"Will some lady plenw admire Mr. Me-
PhersonV"
"Stop out llit-rc , Diive ! Vou stutter
with both feet ! "
To Biioh bantering salutations the IIIPII
addressed made lively tcsponsps in kind ,
and Oaptam Uuuii-cy in vain made him
self red shouting :
"Sllcnco in tbo miiks ! "
But then * wore , also , plpasantcr Inter-
cbniiKPH of tPKiird ( ban those salutes
and replies inaudible to tbo oars , but full
of music to the heart. The young militia
man uni rare , who did not know , or at
least bi'liovo , ( lint some fair spectator's
brightrst smile of admiration bad a di
rectly personal Mif.'iiiliiMiiro to him. .lolm
Cameron , for Instance , felt bis pulses
thrill and bis heart boat lil h at si bt of
Hetty Mnlvell's sparkling eyes , full ot
love anil pride , followIiiK him constantly ;
while she , sreiiii : that be knew of and re
joiced In her presence and regard , Hushed
with happiness and bent upon him as
next be advanced toward hera smile elo
quent with tender alfoction.
Notwithstanding the profound convic
tions in the mind of every citizen soldier
present , that it did not really make the
sllKbtost difference whether a nun was
carried on tbo right or the left shoul
der , so long as It was kept bandy for
iso ; that it was "domed nonsense" to batter -
tor the butt of a rifle on the hard frozen
ground for an "ordor arms" ; and that
marching and counter-mardilng , wheeling
and alignment , wore all matters of more
sbo\v nnd not at all essential to good
lighting they really wont through the
drill in a very creditable fashion ; and
Onptaln Itntnipy had peed reason for
tolling them , ns he did before "breaking
ranks , " that bo was proud of them.
"Well , " remonstrated some of the mpn ;
"if we can do it so good already , what's
tbo use of keeping us freezing our tees
just to do It .some moreV"
"You wouldn't durst to talk back that
way to ( Jen. Scott , If be was drilling
you , " retorted tlio captain , who lost no
opportunity for reviving the recollection
that bo had served In real war undpr that
hero's command ,
"Maybe so , but you ain't no Opn.
Scott , " argued thp men with cold foot.
IIo good-naturedly admitted tbo point
well taken ; and after announcing the
usual "dross-parado" ut II o'clock in the
afternoon , gave the order to "break
ranks. "
The American Eagle tavern the prin
cipal house of entertainment In town-
had more patrons at dinner that day
than it could accommodate at one time ,
so , in compliance with established custom
on snob occasions , tbo first table was re
served for ladies , and , while tbpy wore
dining , the men sought comfort elsewhere
In places where it could be bad In a fluid
and promptly assimilable form. One oC
these places , despite the cold , was on an
pea lot , a little way above the tavern ,
vliere a thrifty citl/.on bad built an at-
ractivc log fire , and near it tapped u
arrel of "lieart-of-clder , " of his own
inking.
"Now , this , " exclaimed Uncle David
ieiitleison , as IIP strolled up , spread him-
elf before the blazp and stretched out
lis hand for a glass of tlio potent but
eduetlvc beverage , "is the sort of thing
admire. A good lire to warm the toes ,
i clean liquor of Nature's brewing to
vnrm tbo hoiirt , and all right out in the
Hire , open air. 1 poked my nose Into
McClosKey's , as I came along , looking
'or a friend , and I declare the heat and
bo smoke and the vile smell .if the liquor
'on n'most made me su-k. "
"It's a w.onder to me. " remarked a
ipighbor. touching glas.sps with Undo
) avld , "that young men find any pleasure
n such nasty places. I'll be hound vou
weren't poisoned by the like when jou
were young , or you never would have
n'ruwn to be the man you ate. "
Uncle David admitted that might be
line , though , so for as he was aware , he
bail simply grown up big anil strong he
cause it was his nature to do so.
"Did you ever moot a man as strong
"
ason . aieV"
"No ; that be didn't , I'll IIP bound ! "
nns\sered another for him , and a mur-
murpd chorus rumbled around the eirele
about tbo tire :
' " ' "
"Tam't llkoly !
"Guess not ! "
"Ain't but one Uncle Dave ! "
"Uncle Diuid"
Henderson was OUP of
tbp most famous of tbp early settlers ot
WeHtt'tn I'enasjlviiniu. and all through
that part of the country surprising leg
ends are still current lelating to hi- > giant
strength. Ho was an extraordinarily
largo man. bis stature slightly exceeding
six feet and four indies , but so admira
ble were his proportions that , unless
chancp favored comparisons with others ,
it stranger would not lie likely to appre
ciate readily bow enormous hp was. lie
had a kindly face , blue pyes and very
soft , brown hair , well inclined to curl ,
that at this time was brightened , hero
ami there , by threads of silver , and his
lound-cropped , close-cm hng beard was
.ilmost white. No better-tempered man
lived , pt few bad mure frequent fights
if so might be tormeil the brief muscular
p.\ercihe with which be saddened those
who assailed him. No 111 feeling charac
terized tbp attacks upon him. Other big
and strong men simply wanted to have it
determined uhothci he was their phjsical
supoiior or not. He never bad to settle
that question twice for the same man ; but
in a equanimity that almost worshiped
bodllj prowess a condition inseparable
from frontier life , and one which poisists
long after tbp direct causes have pui-sod
away its lepetltlotiH became iiionotou
ous.
ous.On
On one occasion , while be was building
the Venice court house , as lie sat dozing
iu the public- room of tbo little hotel
where he boarded , nftei a long day of
very hard work , n burly West Virginian
prebcntc'd himself and persisted in wak
ing him up. Bystanders shook their beads
and said It was ill advised ; I'tielp Dave
had boot ) handling and hauling stone all
day , was tired nnd mightn't lllti1 It. But
thp stranger was troubled with the iitino
old question.
"Oil up V fight 1" IIP shouted , shaking
the drowsy giant. "I've heard of > oii
'way down In the Panhandle , V 've come
up lo give you a tussle 'n' see who's best
man. "
. " .lust HII > you are and IP ! me alone. I'm
no tighter , and I'm tired ami sleepy.
O' "way ! " protested Unelp David.
"Whoopee ! " yelled the Panhandler ,
jumping up and cracking bis heels to
gether. "I'm a wolf ! I'm a catamount *
I'm a bull ! Come 'n' feel of my teeth. '
Come 'n' ride on my horns ! Nobody can
lick mo ! Whoopee ! " And be dealt
Uncle David a sounding smack on one of
his placid cheeks.
.fust bow It happened be never after
ward could tell , but the rash man's first
sensation was of being poised iu the air ,
up near the celling ; the next , of flying
through siuiee , as If IIP had been shot
from a catapult ; then of a fearful crash
and darkness and the fading awny of all
things. When consciousness returned , lie
sillily struggled to bis feet , hobbled to the
door , and only pausing long enough to
remark : "Gcn'l'mon , a dern fool is g\\hip
j back to the Panhandle of West Virgin
ny , " passed out into the night and was
'onc. Uncle David bad hurled him , as
i strong boy might a ball , against a wall
full twentj feet away. Then lie sat down
mid dozed again.
On the present occasion , the already
reported conversation among the group
) l friends and neighbors about the
'heart-of-cidor" barrel naturally led to
drawing Uncle David out , to show some-
: hing of what bo could do , and , upon the
; ) i'ptext of a trifling wager , hi- was led to
lerform a feat that is still talked of in
Washington Comity and has been uiisuc-
ccssfull > attempted since by thousands of
other strong men.
Not more than a quarter of liquor , the
> wncr said , hail been drawn out of tbp
iiarrel , so that the weight of the heavy
; taokago and its contents could baldly
lave been less than three hundred
pounds Grasping the chimb , or hoveled
ridge made by the ends of the wtavos ,
which nffoided only a treacherous bold
for the ends of his lingers , lie , without
my apparent difllrulty , lifted the barrel
out of thp sleigh , in which it bad been
standing , and set it do\ui befoio him in
tbo snow , to have its bung removed.
When that had been done , he grasped it
iigain , as before , lifted it pa&ily and
gracefully to the height of ills lips , said ,
n a leisutcly , unconstrained way :
'Hero's to you. boys ! " and , placing the
bunghole to bis mouth , took a deliberate
[ Irlnk tliprofrom , after wblcli he set it
lightly back upon its former place in the
sleigh.
After n brief pausp of stupetipd aston-
sbnipnt , tbp witnesses of the astounding
feat simultaneously united in a shout of
applause.
.lust about tbp same moment a very dif
ferent sort of shout was raised at the
other end of the town , in the offensive
MeCloskey's" nicntionod by Undo Da
vid.
Kimeon Mulvcil had adhered t ohis ma
levolent plan for bringing disgrace upon
John Cameron. The county paper fully
realized his expectations. Silver spoons ,
bearing the initials of Mrs. It. W. Billings
had been stolen , nine or ten weeks before ,
from that lady's bousp , on the Canons-
burg turnpike ; and silver spoons marked
'H. W. B. " were on John's table , prac
tically in his possession , the day of the
frolic. That was enough to justify a
warrant. The constable know very well
that nothing could be more wildly improb
able than that John Cameron should IIP a
thief ; but be said to himself , doggedly :
"if beV Innocent , let him prove it. "
With tbp warrant in his pocket , he
glo.ited over the anticipated triumph of
his liatp and waited for "Training Day. "
But it was hardly so easy as he bad
expected it would be , on that occasion.to ,
find a safe opportunitj for making flip
arrpst. John's fondness for ill-smelling
saloons seemed to be no greater than his
uncle's , and , cither to enjoy the pure air
or to catch occasional glimpses of Hetty ,
he kept upon the street , generally sur
rounded by a band of sturdy Camoronlaii
friends. Eventually , however , a little
aftei dinner , beiplded . to the persua
sions of an acquaintance , uho wanted
him to "go and have one drink , " and to
gether they sauntered into the Inr-room
nearest at band , it happened to bo Me-
Closke.ii's. Had one thought of the old
feud recurred to John's mind , he would
probably have shunned thp pTaop. not for
fear's sake , but from dislike , for it had
always been , as it was now , tbo chief
haunt of thp Muivell faction. But to
him the fond had become a thing of tbp
remote past , never recalled except when
somebody reminded him of it. Seeji In
the magic light of his love for Ilettv.
Mnlveils looked to him like brothers , and.
so far as be was com/erned / , the hatchet
had been buried. But McCloskpy's was
a bad place to nurture that kindly spirit
in a Cameron. Thp unimproved MulveiK
were still there , in strong force. In
deed , of all the boisterous , .semi-inebriat
ed crowd thronging the groggorj , but one
other man was a Cameion. and bis pres
ence was about as accidental as John's.
Just as John raised front the liar a
glass of cider that be bad ordprod Ton-
table Mulve.l clutched his shoulder and
shouted , in a tone to attract general at
tention :
"I arrpst you In thp namp of the law ! "
The score of voices that an liist.tnt be
fore bad been declaiming , wrangling ,
laughing nnd shouting were suthhniy
liusbpd to perfect silence.
"Arrest IIIP ! What for ? " demnndpd
tbpoung man , more amazed than an.\-
bed > else.
"Kor boin * a d d thief ! " shouted
Itufus Ooldlo , secretly anxious to precipi
tate a conflict , in which a deadly injury
might bp covertly inflicted , under a plea
of legal justification , Upon bis successful
rival.
Hardly had the words left bis lips ,
when quick as lightning , John dashed tlio
glass niUl elder into his face , temporarily
blimlini , ' him , and , at the same time , with
his left band , floored Simeon , uho wont
down yelling :
"Mnlveils ! Help , MulveiN : "
Ills voice awokp u very pandemonium
The old faction spirit tlanied up. like tow
touched by lire. Veils , curses , threats ,
thp sounds of blows , the smashing of bottles
tles and the grinding of glass under
trampllm ; feet , madp an Infprnnl uproar.
John , stoutly backed by tbp friend who
enteied with him and the solitary Cam
eron already there , fought nobly , hut the
odds against the trio werp overwhelming.
A score of savage Mulveils , all who could
get near enough to do so , attacked them
at once ; while as many more , close be
bind , ypllnd threats nml expcrationi , hurled - '
ed iiiiftiilo * at their purposed victims , and i
were ready to spring Into the front row1
of attack us those before them were fell- '
ed. Using a heavy stool as a weapon
John piled Mulveils about him in heaps ,
but brave , strong ami desperate as be
was , could not maintain more than a few
moments longer such a fearfully unequal
combat. His friend , who wns nearest
the door , fought bi.s way out , and , cov-
erpd with blood , ran staggeringly tip the
street shouting the old battle cry :
"Cameions ! Camerons to the rescue ! "
When be reached Uncle David be cried
to him :
"They are killing John Cameron In
McClobkey's ! "
( To bp continued. )
STUNTS BY AN OLD CLOWN.
Cleverly Kutertuiiiei ! Kin Fellow Suf
ferer * In u Hospital.
Joseph Sheehun , formerly a clown
and comic singer , to whom fate has
dealt more than his Hlnuv of misfor
tune , but who maintains a smiling ex
terior despite hlH 111 luck , Is eon lined to
the prisoners' ward at tin- city hospital.
His rotund countenance is disfigured
because of a compound fracture of the
jaw , but lie Is able to talk , though , as
he ptitu It , the broken bone he cracked
his voice. Yesterday his Hpirlts reach
ed the point of exuberance and he In
sisted on entertaining the Inmates of
ills ward with an Impromptu show , In
which lie was both support and star.
A table served for a stage , and on It ho
sprung "gags" without number , did
acrobatic "stunts" and exhibited
feats of legedremaln. Ills efforts
brought forth great applause. After
he had finished the hat was passed
around , says the St. Louis Republic.
As none of the prisoners had a cent
of money the ic'tult of the collection
waa rather ludicrous. It consisted of
two slices of bread one piece of ham. a
pocket knife with three blades missing ,
one needle , a half of a pocket haiidker
chief , a spool of thread and a dozen
other trinkets. Sheelian was apparent
ly more than satisfied wIMi his profits
ami made an appropriate speech of
thanks. . After ills epilogue , he allowed
Guard Kclley to lock him up in his cell.
.Sheohan has no home and has had
none for twenty-live years- .
'When my hat Is on my house is shin
gled. " says he , "and when my coat is
bill toned my trunk Is locked. This Is
the way I look at life. The fact is that
since my wife and children died I have
not cared much what became of me.
I've just batted around from post to
pillar , making my living by being a
funny fellow. It hasn't been so 'funny. '
though , to me. "
The Uaiiishinoiit of Kvr.
A small colony of men who are of
the opinion that women are not neces
sary to their happiness arc about to
establish themselves In a salubrious
and fertile corner of the State of Now
York and to rigorously exclude from
their midst all women , both youn ? : and
old. In this way they will llnd peace
and avoid worry. Their friendships
will be undisturbed , their minds will
be unrutlled , their work and their
amusements will show no checks , and
they seem to fancy that they will all
be supremely happy. Of course , the
scheme will end In dismal failure.
The cooks may be perfect , the Chinese
hiundrymi'ii may wasli and mend most
satisfactorily , the domestic arrange
ments may be thoroughly carried out
by male servitors , but there is great
consolation In the knowledge that man
will not be satisfied all the time. lie
will miss being worried , he will miss
havlngsomethlng at which to grumble.
More than all he will inNs being ad
mired and as the vanity of men is even
more Insistent than that of woman , no
man will be happy under such barren
conditions.
\Vlicrc Ho Should Have Ilcuii.
A cle-rgjimin not long since observed
n horse jockey tryinsr to take In u
gentleman by Imposing upon him a
broken-winded horse for a sound one.
The parson , taking the gentleman
aside , told him to be cautious of the
person he was dealing with. The
gentleman declined the purchase and
the jockey , quite nettled , observed :
" Parson , 1 had much rather hear you
preach than to sec you privately inter
fering In bargains between man and
man In this way. " "Well. " replied the
parson , "If you had been where you
ought to have been last Sunday you
might have heard me preach. " "Where
was tliatV" Inquired the Jockey. "In
the state prison. " returned the clergy
man.
Hint to Suburban Smokers.
"I seldom advise my patients to stop
smoking , because I know it's a waste
of breath to do so , " remarked a subur
ban physician. "In many cases I do
advise moderation In the use of the
weed , and when a patient has a weak
throat there is one thing that I posi
tively Insist upon , and that is that he
shall not ride In the smoking cars at
tached to railroad trains. Breathing
that atmosphere for half an hour will
do a man more injury than smoking
half a dozen cigars In the open air , erIn
In a properly ventilated room that Is
not crowded with other smokers.
Smoke If you must , I say. but steer
clear of smoking cars. "
Ail Old Fort In Florida.
The oldest fort In America Is at St.
Augustine , Kin. It was built by the
Spanish over three centuries ago. It
was for a long time used as a prison.
A few weeks spent In the average
boarding liotiso will convince almost
any man that be ought to have a home
of his .own.
We have three kinds of people in the
world ; the wills , the won'ts and the
cnu'tH.
The man who live * In a garret builds
the most air castiot.
b Jt tllfifJL
Tlic building trades of Chicago report
much activity In the various brunches
of the Industry.
The Itutnll dorks' Union of San
Francisco has been served with an In-
Itiuctloii restraining It from boycotting
Inns that refuse to accede to the early
closing movement.
The United Brewery Workers' Union
.H San Francisco unanimously adopted
t resolution to levy a line of ? . " > on any
member who Is discovered patronizing
i non-union shop or repairing establish
ment.
The brewery workers of Huston. Tex
as , have won the eight-hour workday
In all branches of their trade. This Is
the llrst union of brewerymen having
mule this progressive demand and
won It.
A. satisfactory agreement has been
reached between the Stove Foundry-
men's Association and the Iron Mold-
ers' International Union. The agree
ment , signed by committees of the as
sociations , provides for arbitiatlon on
ill questions that Is not embodied In
the agreement , and the wage scale Is
: he same as last year's.
Secretary Ileeuan , of the Painters'
Union , reports substantial gains in that
organization since the consolidation of
the two branches has been brought
about. Seventy-eight charters have
) cen Issued since that time , making ai
gain In members of 5,083. The total
membership Is 31,280. with $13.003 In.
the treasury. New York leads , with ( US
ocal unions , Illinois second. Chicago )
cads the country , with more than 3.000
members.
M. B. Hatchford , Commissioner of La-
; ) or Statistics in Ohio , has prepared : i !
table of statistics showing a remarkable - *
able Increase In the strength and Inllu- *
ence of the labor unions of that Stattl
during the last year. Unions to tluj
number of 030 icported.5W ) having been
irganized within the year. There wcnj
03 strikesof 23 days' average duration ]
and the average number Involved In : ij
strike was 110. Arbitration by thd
State board Is favored by ' 113 unions ,
and arbitration by joint commissioner : ]
s favored by 355 union * . Thirty-threij
unions appealed for arbitration within ]
the year and 10G have wage agreements ]
The unions reporting reached from alJ
sources during the year 927U.OS8.72. JUKI
> ald out in benefits $ iO.310.ii2. The bU
mice on hand In the treasury of thu1
inions Juno 30 last was $ it : < i. < it5.SS. ! )
HE WORE RED UNDERWEAR.
This ShockH'l H Cnirliiutor'tt Wife ami
" lie I."ft Her llnpn.v Home.
A Chicago music teacher sued for
divorce because her artistic sense waa
shocked when her husband insisted
on wearing red
underwear. The
trouble In the Zim
merman family , on
lira ml Boulevard.
Chicago. Is out ,
and the daughter
of the house lias
revealed the cause.
Tills Is her story :
"I'apa persists In
wearing the red
dest kind of underwear , aud mamma
can't bear that. Then , too , he will
wear woolen socks ( In winter ) , and
mamma thinks that's awtully coarse.
Another thing that embarrasses ma
ma is that Instead of keeping a nice
suit of clothes at the station and don
ning thorn when he gets off duty , lie
comes strolling down the street In
full view of our arlstociatlc neighbors
with his brass-buttoned uniform and
conductor's cap on. Of course , our
swell social friends notice and remark
sneorlugly on this , and It Just crushes
mamma. "
Papa Zimmerman is an Illinois Cen
tral conductor , and his wife1 Mrs.
Oollata went to Europe six years ago
and it Is mild to have spoiled her. The
mother Avantod the daughter educated
for the stage. The father didn't. Sep- |
aration. Mother and daughter went
to live together elsewhere.
A Mclanulioly AVIt.
That laughter is by no means an In
fallible symptom of a merry heart is'
proven by the story of Carllni , at one'
; lme the drollest buffoon on the Italian
stage at Paris. A French physician ,
being consulted Jy one who was sub
ject to the most gloomy tits of melan
choly , advised his patient to frequent
cenes of gaiety and particularly the
Italian theater. "And , " said he , " 1C
Carllni does not dispel your gloom , youi *
case must be desperate , Indeed. "
"Alas , sir , " said the patient. "I am
Carllni ; while I divert all Paris with
mirth , I myself , am actually dying of1
melancholy. "
Ijlttlo Kleop.
The distinction among animals oC
requiring least sleep belongs to thn
elephant. In spite of his capacity for
hard work the elephant seldom , if ever ,
sleeps more than four , or occasionally
live , hours.
Sign of 1'rctension.
"Those folks In the next Hat arc aw
fully pretentious. "
"Are they ? "
"Yes. She M nds her visiting card
over two middle names on It when
she wants to borrow butter. " Puck
llookn Published iii ( jumiuny.
In Germqny , 24,702 books were pub
lished in 1000. an Increase over 1SOC
of 1,070. The largest Increase wua In
educational works , the smallest lo
books * J war aud military matters.
U'liy lln Jlrlilk * Clmiupugnn.
"Drinking cluimpiiunc , eh ? You
used to be Biitlslied with olaret. "
'J know , bub my rich aunt , who
died recently , lefo me "
"Oh , I sec. Left you a lot of mon
ey. "
"Not only that , but made mo prom
ise not to 'look on the wine when It la
red. "
_
Plso's Cure cannot be too highly1
spoken of as a cough cure. J. W. .
O'Brien , 'J22 Third uventie , N. Min
neapolis , Minn. , .lan. 5 , 1000.
Il r I.ovn K
He "If you did not love me , why
did you encourage me ? "
She 1' ! ? Encourage you ? "
He "For two. seasons you have ac
cepted every one of my Invitations to *
the theatre , etc. "
She "That was not l ecauso I
loved you ; it was because I loved the
theatre. "
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TO CUIli : A OM > IN 0X15 I > , V1T
Tnkc Luxntlvii Uromo Quinine Tablets. All
dnigglstR refund thn money ifit fulls to euro.
K. W. Grove's signature is oneucli box 25o.
Prom liiflliinii.
The young lady with the Rreen-
threaded coat and Deavonshire hat
was Interested in looking over books
in McUlurg's.
"Where is 'The gentleman from In
diana ? ' " she asked of the new clerk
he of the auburn hair ( lowing from ,
the middle.
. "Whv , I used to live in Indiana ,
nirdam , " > aid he , with a conscious
blush even redder than his hair. Chicago
cage Record Herald.
llo Yonr Feet Ache nntl flurnf
Shake Into your shoes , Allen's Foot-
Ease. n powder for the feet. It ninket
tight or Now Shoes fed Easy. Cures
Coras , Bunions , Swollen , Hot nnd
Sweating Koet. At all Druggists nnd
Shoe Stores , 2 , " > c. Sample sent KHEE.
Address Allen S. Oluistfd , LeUoy , N. Y.
. \ntlrlmtory Action.
"Hiram , I am considering a propos
al of marriage , and , as you have been
coming to see me for nearly six years ,
I thought it would be no more than
right to tell you of it. "
"Why , Bella , 1 I have always
wanted to ask you myself. "
"Why haven't you done it ? "
"I 1 haven't dared to. Will you
marry me , Bella ? "
"Yes. "
"You dear girl" ( Pause , properly
tilled up. ) "Tell me , now , Bella ,
whose proposal of marriage were you
considering ? "
"Yours , Hiram. "
Wlinre tli Money Cnnif From.
Stranger "Whose place is that over
there ? "
Native "That's the new mansion
of one of our wealthy sugar refiners. "
Stranger "Ah ! another house built
upon sand. "
Native "Say , rather , on the rocks
that lie made out of sand. " Catholic
Standard and Times.
Out ot an I'liKii cinont.
Tramp "Please , mum , would yo
mind helpin' a reduced professional
gentleman wet cant git engagements
this tim o' year ? "
Farmer's Wife " !
"Hugh Profes
sional gentleman , are you ? "
Tramp "Yes , mum. I'm a pro
fessional scarecrow , mum. "
Mi. ) Couldn't Hi' .
Miss l'eartr-"Diel you ever look ab
yourself in the lass when you weio
angry ? "
Rival Belle'No ; I'm never angry
when I look In the glass. "
Hotter Than "Christian Srioncc. "
Jctmore , Kans. , July 1st. Mrs.u ?
Jones Freeman , daughter ot Mr. G. G.
Jones of Burdett. and one of the most
popular ladies in Hodgeman County has
boon a martyr to headache for years. It
lias made her life a continual misery to
her. She suffered pains in the small of
the buck , and had every symptom of
Kidney and Urinary Trouble.
To-day she is well as any ludy in the
state.
This remarkable change was due en
tirely to a remedy rocentl.v Introduced
here. It is called Dodd's Kidney Pills ,
and mnn\ people claim it to be an in
fallible cure for Kidney Diseases ,
Khcumatism and Heart Trouble.
Mrs. Freeman heard of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills , and almost with the llrst
' dose , she grew belter. In a wpek. her
' head aches and other pains had gone ,
and she had left behind her all her ill
ness and days of mlserj.
A medicine that can do for any one *
what Dodd's Kidney Pills have dent -t
for tills lady is very soon to be univer
sally used , and already the demand lor
these pills has Increased wonderfully
In Pawnee and Hodgeman Counties ,
A\here HIP particulars of Mrs. Free-
man's case and its curls are known.
The rock of Gibraltar has four huge
reservoirs capable of holding live mil
lion gallons of water.
EXCURSION RAIDS
t' W ( Ktern CHH oda mid par.
tlrti1,111 aa to hoiy to ft&cur *
JUi il : r > a ot tlio bun W hnt
motting Unit on thu ContU
nni can be cnrei1 on a p.
PIIC turn to tl > Sijiwrtn-
teniirni of Imtnuratloo.
I ) ' iiwo , rKn dn , orths un-
° Q1 * a"i Minn , on th lit
each month n np cmlly Iw rutr
t & SS
\ \ rlt to r PcJ * y. Supt. Iinnitkirutlon. Ottnwn ,
GirmtU or ttin unilHrtlKiifil , uho wll m M you
utliist'ji. pnniplileti , ftc- . , frraofosf W V. llin-
lir'lv .wl . ? * for Y. ft. the Got " 9 eminent .BulW.n . * o . Om.li . N-
UUKtS V HtHt AIL Hit UILS.
K nJt tXitwh tiftup. U'astes UIXK | , Vto
i In time. Hold br rirueelsts.
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